This study examined the connections between adolescent alcohol use in Alicante, Spain and variables reflecting adolescents’ academic problems, potentially delinquent behaviors, friends’ alcohol consumption, and friendship quality. Information about alcohol use and a number of school and social variables was collected from adolescent students (N = 567) who completed the National Students School-Based Drug Survey in a classroom setting. Results suggested that gender was not significantly associated with alcohol use, although alcohol use increased with age and was more likely for adolescents enrolled in public schools compared to private. After controlling for age and type of school (public vs. private), academic problems explained 5.1% of the variance in adolescents’ alcohol use, potentially delinquent behaviors explained 29.0%, friends’ alcohol use 16.8%, and friendship quality 1.6%. When all unique predictors from these four models were included in a comprehensive model, they explained 32.3% of the variance in adolescents’ alcohol use. In this final model, getting expelled, participating in a fight, going out at night, the hour at which one returns, and the number of friends who have consumed alcohol were uniquely and positively associated with adolescents’ alcohol use. These results provide important information about multi-system influences on adolescent alcohol use in Alicante, Spain and suggest potential areas of focus for intervention research.

Aims and objectives The current study examined the coping styles used by sexual minority men who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), including sexual, emotional, and physical victimization, as well as physical injury. Background While sexual minority men experience IPV at least as often as do heterosexuals, there is currently limited knowledge of IPV in this community or resources for sexual minority men who experience IPV. Design Cross-sectional design. Method Sexual minority men (N= 89) were recruited as part of a national online survey and completed questionnaires assessing lifetime experiences of IPV as well as various coping strategies. In terms of IPV, 34.8% of participants reported having been targets of sexual abuse, 38.2% targets of physical abuse, 69.7% targets of psychological abuse, and 28.1% had experienced an injury as a result of IPV during their lifetime. Results Canonical correlation analyses found that IPV victimization explained 32.5% of the variance in adaptive and 31.4% of the variance in maladaptive coping behaviors. In the adaptive coping canonical correlation, standardized loadings suggested that sexual minority men who experienced IPV resulting in injury were more likely to use religious coping, but less likely to use planning coping. In the maladaptive coping canonical correlation, sexual minority men who had been targets of intimate partner sexual victimization and IPV resulting in injury tended to engage in increased behavioral disengagement coping. Conclusion This study revealed several coping behaviors that are more or less likely as the severity of different forms of IPV increases. Relevance to Clinical Practice The identification of these coping styles could be applied to the development and modification of evidence-based interventions to foster effective and discourage ineffective coping styles, thereby improving outcomes for sexual minority men who experience IPV.

The current study findings suggest religiosity, family functioning, and family values play a role in willingness to provide care, and thus, future researchers should target these constructs for intervention-based studies. (PsycINFO Database Record

This study examined associations between adolescent alcohol use in Spain and family relationship quality, parental rules, sources of information about substances, and family behaviors. A sample of 565 students in Alicante, Spain completed measures of these constructs.After controlling for age and type of school, family relationship quality explained 3.7% of the variance in adolescents' alcohol use, family rules explained 7.0%, sources of information 2.8%, and parental behaviors 2.6%. A comprehensive model with all unique predictors from these four models explained 10.6% of the variance in adolescents' alcohol use. Within this final model, higher family relationship quality and parents knowing with whom one goes out at night were uniquely and negatively associated with adolescents' alcohol use, but mothers permitting alcohol consumption and fathers' drinking behaviors were positively associated. These findings suggest the family unit may be ideal for intervening to reduce alcohol use in adolescents in Spain.

Mental disorders are common among outpatients receiving VA specialty care for SCI. These findings highlight the importance of having adequate and effective available mental health services available for Veterans with SCI.